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Learning Communities Labs for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Learning Communities Labs for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. Brent G. Wilson University of Colorado at Denver January 2003 Tel Aviv Israel. What Is Knowledge?. Three Contrasting Views. Acquiring Content. Constructing Meaning. Developing & Sharing Cool Stuff. Knowledge as.

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Learning Communities Labs for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

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  1. Learning CommunitiesLabs for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Brent G. Wilson University of Colorado at Denver January 2003 Tel Aviv Israel

  2. What Is Knowledge? Three Contrasting Views...

  3. AcquiringContent

  4. ConstructingMeaning

  5. Developing & Sharing Cool Stuff

  6. Knowledge as... • Content acquisition • Meaning construction • Participation in inquiry and sharing • All of the above!

  7. Teaching Architectures Three basic models...

  8. Teacher-CenteredEnvironment

  9. Learner-CenteredEnvironment

  10. LearningCommunity

  11. Self-Organizing Systems • Autonomous agents • Diversity of perspectives • Innovative actions and solutions • High levels of connectivity • Self-organization • Emergent intelligence

  12. ClassroomCommunities

  13. Cohort Groups

  14. Alumni and FieldCommunities

  15. Starting Over: Designing a Learning Environment From Scratch If we wanted to design a learning environment, without ever having seen one, what would we come up with? From Tom Carroll, PT3 Grants

  16. S ? T

  17. T T S P S S

  18. L L L L L L L L P L L

  19. Put Problems in the Middle • Teacher on the side • Local resources all around • Leaky boundaries to outside world allowing access to • people • info & resources • places

  20. Projects forCommunities • Design studio • Inquiry (e.g., action research) • Cases for study & exploration • Group support for exams • Discussions of readings • Writer’s workshop

  21. Inquiry Cycle

  22. Star.Legacy

  23. The Legacy Principle • Build on what you find. • Leave something for the next group. • Texts define communities, but interpretation of texts is always evolving.

  24. More Strategies • Case-based reasoning • Problem-based learning • Service-learning • WebQuests • Epistemic games • Slashdot forums • Field experiences

  25. Varieties of e-Learning • Self-paced self-instruction • Support resources on the Web • Group-paced courses online • Informal interests & support • Blended learning experiences Do what best fits your situation.

  26. Adoption Strategy • Start small w/Web resources • Move to blended learning • Choose a target for online delivery • Convert to online delivery • Target programs and repeat process • Evaluate at every stage.

  27. Good Targets for Online Delivery • Deliverable content • Online adds value • Access a concern • Available resources and expertise (e.g., willing instructor)

  28. Learn More About Inquiry Learning... • http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/incel/section_4.html • http://scied.gsu.edu/Hassard/mos/7.4.html • http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month6/index_sub5.html • http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2002/514/index.html • http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html • http://emints.more.net/info/area1/iblearning.html

  29. Further Reading and Resources • Dynamic Learning Communities http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/dlc.html • 7 Principles for Undergrad Teaching http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html also http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/7princip.htm • Cognitive Load Theory http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/CLT_NET_Aug_97.HTML • Problem-Based Learninghttp://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl • Case-Based Teaching http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/casebased.html • Tom Carroll on Networked Learning Communities http://www.citejournal.org/vol1/iss1/currentissues/general/article1.htm

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